Famous Deaths Happened In 1848

Jan 05 In the year 1848 ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73  

Jan 09 On this day in history death of caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750)  

Jan 20 Christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786) died on this day in history.  

Feb 15 On this day in history death of hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771)  

Feb 20 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29 in the year 1848.  

Feb 23 In the year 1848 john Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80  

Mar 03 In the year 1848 heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies  

Mar 20 Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27 on this day in history.  

Mar 29 John Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Apr 08 Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50 in the year 1848.  

Apr 10 Godert AGP baron van Capellen, gove-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Apr 24 On this day in history francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69  

Apr 30 In the year 1848 friedrich Freiherr Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant, dies at 53  

May 11 In the year 1848 death of tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)  

May 18 In the year 1848 william A Leidesdorf, black, dies at 38 in SF  

May 25 On this day in history death of annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (b. 1797)  

May 31 Eugénie de Guérin, French writer (b. 1805) died on this day in history.  

Jun 27 Denis-Auguste Affre, archbsp of Paris (1840-48), shot to death at 54 died on this day in history.  

Jul 04 In the year 1848 francois Rene de Chateaubriand, French novelist (Atala)/diplomat, dies  

Jul 22 In the year 1848 karl Guhr, composer, dies at 60  

Aug 06 On this day in history nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58  

Aug 07 On this day in history death of jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (b. 1779)  

Aug 09 In the year 1848 frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies  

Aug 12 On this day in history george Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies  

Aug 15 Timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

Sep 11 Henri-Philippe Gerard, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1848.  

Oct 04 Louis Massonneau, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1848.  

Oct 05 Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (b. 1781) died on this day in history.  

Oct 26 In the year 1848 vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies  

Oct 27 Alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer, dies at 46 in the year 1848.  

Nov 09 In the year 1848 death of robert Blum, German MP (Liberal), executed  

Nov 10 Christian VIII of Denmark, King of Denmark (b. 1786) died on this day in history.  

Nov 15 In the year 1848 death of p Rossi, Italian, murdered  

Nov 17 Jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies in the year 1848.  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of john Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924)  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet  

Jan 09 In the year 1848 birth of princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)  

Jan 18 Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925) was born in the year 1848.  

Jan 19 In the year 1848 birth of john F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904)  

Jan 21 In the year 1848 birth of henri Duparc, French composer  

Jan 22 Samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages) was born on this day in history.